boarch:mbillips: Fark Russia. Second-rate military power run by a kleptocracy. Putin needs us way more than we need him.

Yeah... now we know you've never traveled outside of Georgia.

Other than living for at least a year on three different continents, and working for at least three weeks on two others, no. And I'm really not much of a military expert; I've only been in the military since 1981.

What part of my "ignorance" would you like to dispute? Because, really, don't pump up Russia's military. They're Iraq with better PR.

I don't know why Obama is letting his knickers get in a twist over this. On a scale of 1 to Cuban Missile Crisis, this is what? A 1.1? Certainly all the attention the U.S. government is giving it is helping to keep it in the spotlight.

There are less efficient ways to restart the cold war than ignoring the leader of Russia.But after going to all the trouble of not-helping Syria and hanging Egypt out to dry, I don't see the point in starting now.

/If Obama wanted to bring Snowden home, the solution is simple./Offer him asylum in the US. Specifically immunity from the more serious charge of treason./Have a trial in civil court and sue him for his wages. Not as great a penalty but it puts the matter to bed.

HotIgneous Intruder:mbillips: Fark Russia the United States. Second-rate military power run by a kleptocracy. Putin needs us way more than we need him.

FTFY.Pot, meet kettle.

The U.S. military > all the other militaries in the entire world added up together. Seriously, we have like twice as many aircraft carriers (if you count helo carriers, which the other navies do) as the next five navies added together. And the only super carriers.

And as for corruption...well, we're a solid C student. In the top 20. And that index measures local "perception" of corruption, which is skewed by a lot of low-information Fox News viewers. Russia's No. 133, behind Iran and Uganda.